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I have no actual Linux box myself. Kare On Wed, 31 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Oh I think there is a file somewhere called setup.exe or edbrowse-setup or something like that. > Sorry it has been many years since I did the setup. > The readme file will tell you all about it. > > > On May 31, 2017, at 10:26 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > Well it must require more because when I tried visiting paypal I just got a series of numbers and a blank page. > Even trying for a help menu produced the question, are you looking for business solutions? > Granted we may not have it fully configured here at shellworld. > Will hunt some sort of manual and try again, > Kare > > >> On Wed, 31 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> >> If you mean to browse something just type: >> >> edbrowse url >> or >> edbrowse file >> >> Then you can use the same commands as ed. >> >> edbrowse is also an email reader/sender and other stuff. I love it. >> >> >> On May 30, 2017, at 5:08 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> >> Out of curiosity, what is the syntax for ebrowse? >> We have it here at shellworld...I think, and I wish to test something. >> Karen >> >> >>> On Fri, 26 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>> >>> Edbrowse may help for web browsing alonggg with surfraw-heavy. >>> >>> Sent from BlueMail for iPhone >>> On May 25, 2017 at 7:18 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>> >>> Tim here >>> >>> Mark Peveto wrote >>> Over the last couple days or so, I've considered becoming a totally >>> command line linux user. >>> >>> I'm mostly there. Web browsing is the big hurdle for much of my >>> day-to-day use. Lynx/links/elinks work for many things, but some >>> sites just need a fully modern-standards-supporting browser. >>> >>> How would I print to my printer for example, >>> >>> It depends on what you want to print, but it usually involves piping >>> things to the "lp" ("line printer") program. It can be configured to >>> use CUPS on the back end (and may already be configured out of the >>> box for you). >>> >>> Getting fancier output would involve rendering some sort of markup. >>> There are tools to render HTML, LaTeX, PDFs, and even Word/LibreOffice >>> docs from the command-line to the printer. >>> >>> I don't know what you want to print, but I suspect it can be done in >>> most cases. >>> >>> play an entire album from my music collection. >>> >>> It depends on your tastes, but there are literally dozens of music >>> players. Some, such as mpg123/mpg312/aplay/ogg123 allow you to >>> specify just the files you want on the command line and it will play >>> them. Others, like mplayer are similar but give you a little more >>> control over playback. >>> >>> There's also mpd/mpc which is the Music Player Daemon/Client that >>> runs in the background and doesn't really have a GUI. The mpd >>> program runs in the background and the mpc program acts like a >>> remote-control, letting you create/edit playlists, control playback, >>> etc. I like the remote-control aspect as I can map them to >>> particular keys on my keyboard or aliases in the shell and have quick >>> access to common commands with my media-keys. >>> >>> Personally, I use "cmus" which has a text-mode GUI but also has a >>> remote-control interface like mpd/mpc. I start up tmux and have a >>> pane for my alsamixer and cmus which lets me flip between them pretty >>> readily. It allows me to make play-lists, search my collection, >>> shuffle, etc, much like you'd be familiar with in a graphical player. >>> >>> >>> How, also, would I create documents in something beyond text >>> format? >>> >>> usually it's done with a markup that suits your tastes. I personally >>> have been writing HTML by hand since college in the mid 90s so that's >>> what I reach for. But other people like TeX/LaTeX (it does produce >>> some beautiful output and also has external library support for things >>> like music markup letting you write scores) while other people like >>> some of the more light-weight markup languages like Markdown or RST >>> or the like. >>> >>> I'd kick the tires on a few and see what feels natural to you. >>> Fortunately, there's a tool called "pandoc" that lets you convert >>> between a large number of input/output formats so you can write in >>> Markdown and convert to PDF, or write in HTML and convert to MS-Word >>> format, or write in LaTeX and convert to ePub with minimal loss. And >>> it outputs any of them in plain-text (though you may lose some >>> information in the process since plain-text doesn't support many >>> features as you've acknowledged) >>> >>> How does one ditch the guy, and still enjoy all linux has to offer >>> in the console? >>> >>> One program at a time (grins). So much like each of the items above, >>> it's a matter of asking "I currently do XYZ in the GUI but would like >>> to do XYZ in the console" for whatever XYZ is your next adventure. >>> >>> I maintain a page listing a number of common command-line tools: >>> >>> http://tim.thechases.com/posts/cli/software-for-a-command-line-world/ >>> >>> that can point you in the direction of various applications to try >>> out. Some might drive you crazy while others might fit your brain >>> just right. They should all be free and are likely in most software >>> repos, so it doesn't cost you anything except a little time to try >>> each one out. >>> >>> I'm willing to learn how to do this, but who ever decides to help >>> me is gonna hafta be patient. >>> >>> The folks on this list are a pretty friendly & patient bunch, so >>> we'll be glad to help where we can. >>> >>> -tim >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Blinux-list mailing list >>> Blinux-list@redhat.com >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Blinux-list mailing list >>> Blinux-list@redhat.com >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@redhat.com >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@redhat.com >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >